Drilled on skills

Students planning future in health care field compete for spot in state conference

STOCKTON - One way the future of medicine is being passed down to the next generation is through annual events such as Thursday's Health Occupations Students of America Area Leadership Conference.

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By The Record

Posted Mar. 1, 2013 at 12:01 AM

By The Record

Posted Mar. 1, 2013 at 12:01 AM

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STOCKTON - One way the future of medicine is being passed down to the next generation is through annual events such as Thursday's Health Occupations Students of America Area Leadership Conference.

The event, held at the San Joaquin County Office of Education's Wentworth Education Center and organized by Manteca Unified School District, involved 230 aspiring health care professionals from nine high school health science programs competing in events such as sports medicine, vital signs and CPR, or cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

The competition helps prepare the students to learn real-world skills and practice them under pressure.

These are the same skills they might use in their future careers as doctors, nurses, dentists, X-ray technicians, veterinarians or other jobs in health care, where the demand for trained workers is intense.